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Re:Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite ... by icebraining on Friday October 07, 2016 @07:08AM (#12659686)
Regulations? The government itself was buying the stuff! Why are regulations needed for the government to not pay more than it should?
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Re:Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite ... by rm_-rf_slash on Friday October 07, 2016 @10:11AM (#12660758)
Because Congress deliberately passed bills that prevented the government from bargaining with pharmaceutical companies, because those same companies pay into re-election campaigns.

If anything needs regulation, it's campaign finance.

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Re:Mylan overcharged Medicaid for EpiPen for years, despite ... by icebraining on Friday October 07, 2016 @10:16AM (#12660800)
We're in agreement, then. This is a problem in the governmental apparatus itself, not a lack of market regulations.

No disagreement on the need to regulate campaign finance, either.

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